Assessing and explaining the relative efficiency of local government : evidence for portuguese municipalities

In this paper we measure the relative efficiency of Portuguese local municipalities in a non-parametric framework approach using Data Envelopment Analysis. As an output measure we compute a composite local government output indicator of municipal performance. This allows assessing the extent of muni...

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Main Author: Afonso, António (author)
Other Authors: Fernandes, Sónia (author)
Format: workingPaper
Language:eng
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Local Government
Expenditure Efficiency
Technical Efficiency
DEA
Tobit Models
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/2694
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/2694

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/2694

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